Kilo Lingo

/ˈflako/

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Coloured illustration of flaco
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Translation

thin, skinny

Word origin

From Latin flaccus ('flabby, drooping, weak').

Origin
Latin
Root
flaccus
English cognates
flaccid

Grammar

Feminineflaca
Masc pluralflacos
Fem pluralflacas

Examples

, darle .

That dog is very skinny, we need to feed it.

¿ ?

Are you thinner or is it the new clothes?

¡, ! ¿ ?

Hi, skinny! How has your day been?

.

When he was young he was very thin and now he is stronger.

sano quedarme .

I prefer to eat healthily without getting too skinny.

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This word is part of lesson 90.